Episode 132 – Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop

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This time on the podcast, Ryan, James and Travis are joined by West Anthony to discuss Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film, RoboCop.

About the film:

Called by Ken Russell ‘the greatest science-fiction film since Metropolis,’ controversial director Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop is a special effects-laden cult phenomenon. The film features a resurrected and roboticized hero (Peter Weller) in a new, supercharged cyborg body, struggling to reclaim his memory and avenge his own death. Written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, this film is a grown-up superhero fantasy come to vivid, bloody life.

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Episode Links

• RoboCop (1987) – The Criterion Collection
• RoboCop – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• RoboCop :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
• RoboCop – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• robocop criterion blogspot – Google Search
• Bixby Snyder (for_a_dollar) on Twitter

Episode Credits

• Ryan Gallagher (Blog / Twitter)
• James McCormick (Twitter / cineAWESOME / Hopeful Romantics)
• Travis George (Twitter)
• West Anthony (Twitter / CriterionCast Reviews / Battleship Pretension)

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.